Eleanor Terrett reported that Senate Minority Leader John Thune (R) has not yet filed a cloture motion to advance the Clarity Act in the Senate. This is because the schedule for deliberation on the bill has been pushed back due to delays in processing the top priority, the interim budget bill. It is expected that as soon as the procedural obstacles related to the interim budget bill are resolved, Leader Thune will submit a cloture motion to begin debate on the Clarity Act as early as tomorrow (US time). Meanwhile, the necessary affirmative votes (over 60) for a vote have not yet been secured, and disagreements between parties and factions continue regarding the detailed provisions of the bill.
